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This is a collaborative effort from the equipment forum members. The 2008 edition has a lot of broken links and rather than keep that one going we decided to start a new one. First let’s have a few definitions to clear up some confusion.
Squat Stands: These are probably the most useless...

Ok so let's go through the cheapest options for new equipment that you'd be willing to use for training.
While we all dream of buying that custom built rig, or finding a solid piece of used commercial or vintage equipment to outfit your gym, many times we just want to buy something that's usable...

The topics “Do I need a belt” and “What belt should I buy” are such a frequent occurrence that it has warranted a detailed posting on the topic. This is meant to be a dissertation on the topic, and shall be inclusive of all the information that is required to answer this question. If you don’t...

I don't think a thread like this exists for the barbell, so I wanted to start one. The Olympic barbell is one of the most important purchases one can make for their home gym. A barbell is the interface to the weight and although they may all look similar to an untrained eye, there are actually a...

So you are new and dumb enough to believe the Bowflex commercials, before you get flamed and negged into the red, use the damn search function to get the answer to "dude, should I be ignorant and think about getting a bowflex"
OK, now if you post another thread, you get what is coming to...

Just as in every year past, this time of year sees an uptick of spammers, scammers, crooks, charlatans, ganefs, and knuckleheads bent on using this forum to shill their junk.
One more time; don't quote or reply to such threads/posts; doing so only creates more work to clear them out. Simply...

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THIS IS NOT THE PLACE TO POST STUFF YOU HAVE FOR SALE!!!
I'm seeing a lot of people and (some not noobs!) posting items they have for sale in this section. That is not what it is for and is against board rules. There is a craigslist sticky for posting great deals you see but if it isn't a...

So I thought this would be a good idea with Christmas right around the corner and all. I wanted to make a resourceful thread for people to post their favorite cable attachments with pics, opinions and reviews of why they like the piece(s) they own (Include the certain style of handle(s) and...

Just wondering if anyone has had a chance to try out the Powerblock Commercial Pro 90 and their experiences with it. I liked the knurled handle as well as the uniform urethane plates. Thinking about selling my entire iron master equipment and putting it toward the powerblock commercial set. Anyone...

I'm getting too many emails asking "what can I do", so I tought I'd put these in the same thread. These are just final (or close to final) pictures. No descriptions. Questions welcome.
Racks and benches

I'm thinking of throwing in another variation of squats into my workout to target the quads more, I was thinking to sandwich either Zercher squats with my 2.5" Fat Curl Bar, or get a second barbell with no middle knurl for front squats...one of these would be sandwiched in between back squats on...

The first thread for the York Barbell Club has run to the maximum number of posts. I bring you Part II, a place for the York Gang to hang out and share their interest in vintage American iron from York, PA.
For those of you who can't see the linked text above, here's the old thread:...

Cost No Object List, Version 1.8:
This thread is not meant to be a free weights vs machines thread, and I think we got that out of the way early in the thread. This thread is simply about discussing all the choices of various free weights and machine choices on the market that people feel...

Figured I would share my thoughts on the MAG grips just incase anyone on the boards is still holding out.
Review Originally Written for: https://www.garagegymmagazine.com/mag-grips-first-impressions-review/
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Haven't seen a proper Rep Fitness thread, so figured we could make one.
I received the PowerSpeed bar in Manganese Phosphate earlier today as well as the 275lb set of equalizers. Impressed with both. The new power bar is DEFINITELY more aggressive than the first iteration.
I really like the...

What are the pros/cons to workout shoes being flat or heel raised?
I want to buy some new workout shoes (currently use Nike trainers which I know is a poor choice) and see there are flat and raised types.

Hi, I was wondering if anybody knew if doing squats with a resistance band around the knees is beneficial in any way? Does it activate the gluteus medius and minimus more than just doing a regular (low bar) squat? I'm currently doing greyskull and are progressing nicely, is there any point to add...

Well maybe not the 'only one' but I hoped the title would attract the attention of others who have built their own and maybe could post pics here.
I built this years ago out of lumber leftover from my dorm room loft.Back then I had no money but what I did have was a great desire to put weight on...

With the onset of the York boys club, I figured us Ivanko boys needed to start our own crew.
All my bars and most of my plates are now Ivanko so I thought I might as well set up the crew.
Here is my gear..
Starting with my bars
OBX-20KG, OBZ-30 and OB-60B
My OMEZS plates..

This is probably a dumb question but as I plan my next equipment orders I'm considering whether I want both an assisted pullup machine and/ or a lat pulldown.
For better or worse, my max lat pulldown isn't much more than my body weight and in the commercial gym, I spend most of my time using...

For the past 3 years or so, I've owned a CAP OB-86 barbell. It's been disassembled and greased, so it turns without scraping noises, although it doesn't exactly spin. It's served me well. I've been telling myself I would reward myself with a Rogue 2.0 barbell if I ever got my deadlift up to 405...

I got a few chains lying around and was thinking of attaching my cable handles to them, what would be the best length to cut them to benefit resistance while not having too much slack at the bottom portion (thinking of using them for chest flys, lateral raises and perhaps maybe a bit of pressing.
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Hey
Have been going to the gym at my apartment building, it has dumbbells, a few machines, pull up bar and some cardio crap i nvr go to..
not sure whether i should sign up for a proper gym, so i can have access to more equipment (bar bell squat rack etc)
the one i have in mind cost about 50...

https://www.forceusa.com/products/ultimate-leg-press-hack-squat-combo
I’ve always thought about owning one , and it’s on sale for a few more days .
Imo it looks more refined than the one by Body Solid . I like the bumper storage on this one also .
I have knee issues and have to squat with...

I'm currently building a home gym and going through the process of going through Craigslist and Facebook looking for deals. It always amuses me when people throw the 'don't lowball' comment in their ads. Why do people get triggered by someone offering a price to them? Either they are unable to...

Yesterday I received my 1980’s York Power Bar from AttyGuy. He had shipped it out to me last week and I finally went over the border to pick it up in NY. The bar was shipped in a PVC tube and arrived in good shape.
These bars are a rarity in Canada so this was a big deal to me. I couldn’t have...

They put a lot of new products on the site today. Clone of the Rogue Hr-2 and Sml-2. I was browsing ebay and looks like they have a monolift not listed on their site yet. Seems to be be a bolt on. Type this # in ebay search: 132177711276

I saw this rack on CL being sold for a VERY low price. Noticed that there are multiple J Hooks, kind of like an olympic style rack. Was wondernig if anyone had any experience using racks like these before. Is racking/unracking difficult?
Depth is 62 inches inside (!!!)

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